Harris
['hæris]
Definition
(noun.) publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713).
(noun.) British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984).
(noun.) Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931).
(noun.) United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878).
(noun.) United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992).
(noun.) United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908).
Typed by Evangeline--From WordNet
Examples
- Harris,' said Mr. Tuckle, in a commanding tone. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Yes, said Madame de Thoux, lifting her head, proudly, and wiping her tears, Mr. Shelby, George Harris is my brother! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- O, certainly,--George Harris,--I know him well; he married a servant of my mother's, but has escaped, now, to Canada. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But, Mr. Harris, remonstrated the manufacturer, isn't this rather sudden? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Hour after hour passed away in sleepless pain and delirium on Marianne's side, and in the most cruel anxiety on Elinor's, before Mr. Harris appeared. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Mr. Harris was punctual in his second visit;but he came to be disappointed in his hopes of what the last would produce. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I hope, gentlemen,' said Harris, 'that you won't be severe with me, gentlemen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- My experience against Harris, in northern Missouri, had inspired me with confidence. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- An't you George Harris, that belongs to Mr. Harris, of Shelby county, Kentucky? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Warren's corps was moved from Harris's Store to Jericho Ford, Wright's following. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Harris had been encamped in a creek bottom for the sake of being near water. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It occurred to me at once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as I had been of him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A Mr. Harris, of Kentucky, did call me his property. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- What is your particular line, Mr. Harris? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Do you know, said Madame de Thoux to him, one day, of any man, in your neighborhood, of the name of Harris? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Inputed by Hubert